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About Soni Village

Soni is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 289 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Pincode 821309
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 289
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soni compares

By the 2011 count Soni is the 111th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Soni

Soni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soni from other places

Soni lies about 67 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bairi, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Soni
Nearest railway station Bairi under 2 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 7.9 km
District headquarters Rohtas 67 km

Villages closest to Soni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Soni

As per the Census of India 2011, Soni village had a population of 568. That makes it the 111th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Soni village has 289 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soni has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Soni is 821309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soni covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soni falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Soni is Bairi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Soni.

Soni is about 67 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soni is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Bairi is about under 2 km away. Bikramganj is about 6.5 km away. Karakat is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koni (2.3 km), Manidih (2.4 km) and Bensagar (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Soni today is likely to be higher.

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